About Thurston County, WA

Indian Summer home insurance interview with Douglas Allan State Farm Insurance Agency. Douglas Allan answers home insurance questions specifically for homeowners living in the Indian Summer Golf & Country Club neighborhood in Olympia WA.

The Douglas Allan State Farm Insurance Agency is located just two minutes from Indian Summer off of Yelm Highway and west of College Street. Not only do they offer insurance policies for home, auto, renters, long-term care, etc., but also offer financial services such as retirement planning.

Indian Summer Golf & Country Club neighborhood is a premier neighborhood in Olympia WA, and the Douglas Allan State Farm Insurance Agency is a premier insurance company. The two go hand-in-hand!

For any insurance and/or financial needs, be sure to contact Douglas Allan at State Farm Insurance Agency, (360) 486-0157. Or visit him online at www.DouglasAllan.org. Click here to see the video interview.

If you’d like more information about buying a home in Indian Summer, contact me today.

Check out the current homes for sale in Indian Summer.

And be sure to check out my other videos about Indian Summer at www.YouTube.com/FrancineViolaOlympia.

Where is the best place on the golf course to buy a home in Indian Summer Olympia WA? Should you buy a home on the:

• tee box
• fairway, or
• the pin?

Living on a golf course, such as the Indian Summer Golf & Country Club, means beautiful views from your backyard of scenic and relaxing vistas. The golf course is maintained daily with meticulous grooming, and the hills and valleys are like a rolling green ocean. Golf communities like Indian Summer do not allow walls or fences, which gives the illusion of your backyard going on forever. Golf course living is attractive to many, but be sure to investigate where your new home sits in relation to the golf course.

So where is the best place on the golf course to live – the tee box, the fairway or the pin?

The tee box is the most dynamic place of the golf course. Indian Summer Golf & Country Club is rated as one of the more difficult courses in Washington, and challenges most players. So it isn’t surprising that it is here where you will witness the fulfillment or the crushing of dreams for golfers in a single swing of the club.

But living on the tee box has its plusses:

+ You can just about eliminate the chances of a golf ball ending up in your yard or hitting your home.

+ The tee box is where golfers are the happiest (before they tee off). They are filled with so much hope and optimism! After they drive, see the minuses below.

- This is probably where you hear the most profanity at the highest decibels. If a golfer misses at the tee box, they usually miss really, really big.

- Golfers tend to gather here if the course gets backed up and they are waiting for the group in front of them to get out of driving range. If the golfers aren’t cussing, they are chatting away.

- Golfers also spend the most time at the tee box. This is a chance for them to get a drink, clean off their clubs, practice their swing, and try to relax before their drive. Again, more noisy chattering.

Once golfers tee off, they head to the fairway. The fairway offers:

+ The best, sweeping views of the course.

+ Golfers are using their indoor voices here. They have accepted where their drive has landed and are concentrating really, really hard to get to the green. Their optimism has returned that they can make par.

- The fairway is where you have the highest possibility of golf balls ending up in your yard. If you are 180 to 250 yards from the tee box and on the right side, you may be in the hot spot for sliced golf balls.

- The golf cart paths usually have ended, and you’ll find golf cart drivers going all over the place on the course, including the edge of your property. They may be a little too close for comfort.

The golfers have made it through a difficult par 5 and now they get to the green, the pin, the flag, the home stretch.

Living at the pin can be very exciting. At professional events, the pin is where the crowd wants to be. Like at the tee box, dreams can be made or crushed here.

+ Cheers of elation can erupt when the putt is made.

+ The pin position and flag colors change every few days to challenge the players but you get new views.

- You may witness grown men (and women) cry, have a melt-down, a temper-tantrum, or curse the groundskeepers for not cutting the hole right.

So where is the best place on the golf course to buy a home in Indian Summer Olympia WA? Every section of the golf course is a wonderful choice.

If you’d like more information about buying a home in Indian Summer, contact me today.

Check out the current homes for sale in Indian Summer.

And be sure to check out my other videos about Indian Summer at www.YouTube.com/FrancineViolaOlympia.

The Capitol Christmas Tree 2011 in Olympia WA is proudly displayed in the Legislative Building located in the center of the Capitol campus.

The Legislative Building features the Capitol dome, which is 278 feet tall and can be seen from all parts of Olympia. The building was completed in 1928, however Washington had been a state for 39 years prior to its completion. It took that long for the decision to be made that Olympia should be the state capitol.

Washington State is the 42^nd state. To recognize this, there are 42 steps leading to the entrance of the Legislative Building. In the rotunda hangs a chandelier, that if put on its side, could fit a Volkswagen Beetle.

In 2004, the Legislative Building was renovated, and as part of that renovation, 144 solar panels were installed on the roof, making this the most solar panels on a capitol in the US.

For more interesting facts about the Capitol of Washington State, visit http://www.ga.wa.gov/visitor/.

Take a look at my visit of the Capitol on a sunny December day.

Be sure to visit the Capitol Christmas Tree of 2011 in Olympia WA.

If you’d like to live in the capitol city of Washington, be sure to visit my website. Olympia is a beautiful city to call home!

I know that most of us think of Santa Claus arriving by sleigh pulled by reindeer - but this weekend in Lacey, Santa's going to show up aboard the Amtrak train!

The Centennial volunteers at Lacey's Amtrak station are putting on a free Christmas party this Saturday, December 17, 2011 - and it starts at 10 AM, with Santa's train arriving at 10:15 AM.

So bring the kids to talk to Santa, and enjoy the punch and cookies provided by the volunteers. Chugga chugga chugga chugga...Woooo Wooooo - and then Ho! Ho! Ho!

The Amtrak station is at 6600 Yelm Hwy SE, Lacey - so see you there to greet Santa!

You've heard the old saying that there is no free lunch?? Well, that may be true....but in Olympia in December there IS a free Christmas meal! This year will be the 42nd annual event known as Barb's Family & Friends Christmas Meal.

Started originally by Barb O'Neill, this event has grown in size through the years in both participants and helpers. After Barb's passing, her family and the community did not want to see the tradition end, so through the efforts of many, the free Christmas meal continues on.

This year, it will be held on Saturday, December 17, 2011 from noon - 6 PM at The United Churches, 110 11th Ave SE, Olympia. Anyone who wants a hearty meal and great companionship can show up - and you will be served barbecue ribs and chicken, collard greens, Mexican beans & rice, and more.

So come check out Barb's Family & Friends Christmas Meal - you will feed your belly and your soul!